Hospital radio broadcast on Manchester Airport planes
16.07.09
A hospital radio show now has thousands more fans – after a technical glitch broadcast its show to planes jetting in and out of Manchester Airport, the Birmingham Mail reports. Problems with the transmitting equipment at Birmingham Hospital Broadcasting Network (BHBN) meant that all planes in the flight path of Manchester Airport picked up the station’s signal.
The station usually broadcasts to patients at hospitals including Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth and City Hospitals – but this week surprised pilots and passengers also tuned in to the sounds of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. The volunteer-run station was unaware they were broadcasting further afield than Birmingham until media watchdog Ofcom alerted them to the problem.
The charity station has now removed the transmitting equipment. The problems have forced the station, which has been on air for 57 years, to cease transmission at the QE and Heartlands Hospital but they are continuing to broadcast to Good Hope and City Hospitals using different equipment. The station is looking to replace the broken transmitters, which have been working 24/7 for the past 20 years, but needs public donations.
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